Section 1200-10-01-.06 - PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT(1) Purchases of materials, supplies and equipment shall be made in accordance with the regulations and policies of the Department of General Services and the Department of Health.(2) Requests for the procurement of materials, supplies, and equipment shall be submitted to the Director for review and approval. Requests should include all descriptive information available of the items desired, and shall include an adequate justification of need.(3) To the extent possible, all printing will be performed in the printing facilities of the State. Specialized printing will be contracted to private enterprise. Requests for printing, along with samples and/or exhibits are to be submitted to the Director for approval and processing.(4) Each Board shall be accountable for all non-expendable State property purchased for or assigned to it, and maintain a current inventory of such property.(5) Special detail memoranda on procurement policies will continue in effect unless cancelled or revised.(6) All equipment and other non-expendable property purchased for the Boards shall be used interchangeably between the Boards when such utilization is advantageous to the Administration of the Boards and to the State.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-10-01-.06
Original rule certified June 7, 1974. (Formerly chapter 1200-6-1; filed December 3, 1990; effective January 15, 1991). Amendment filed August 25, 1995; effective November 8, 1995.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-132, 63-1-135, 4-5-202, and 4-5-204.